High street splurge unlikely anytime soon despite £60bn unspent

Why would households spend savings when unemployment is a distinct possibility?

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High streets in England have opened for business after three months in lockdown and in the end it was a sombre affair.

The government has urged consumers to begin shopping again, for the sake of the economy, after it said non-essential shops could throw open their doors for the first time since 23 March.